Dutty Sokz Riddim – Rattler Records

Bounty Killer’s “Sixteen Bars” gives Dutty Sokz its spine, but the 2004 Rattler Records juggling doesn’t lean on one voice for long; it keeps moving through a rough-edged mix of heavyweight deejay cuts and a few slyer turns. Anthony Cruz opens with “Ya We Born, ” Buju Banton cuts in with the harder-edged “Ghetto Reality, ” and Capleton, Frisco Kid and Sizzla all add their own fire to a riddim that sits squarely in that raw mid-2000s dancehall pocket. The roll call also widens out with Boom Dandimite, Bugsy Malone and Lukie D, Galaxy P, Mr Lex and even Vybz Kartel, which helps give the set some movement between straight gunman business and more playful slackness. Still, Bounty’s “Sixteen Bars” is the one that lingers after the riddim runs its course.

Dutty Sokz Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony Cruz – Ya We Born
2. Boom Dandimite – Ah Lie
3. Bounty Killer – Sixteen Bars
4. Bugsy Malone & Lukie D – Lord Walks
5. Buju Banton – Ghetto Reality
6. Capleton – Put It In
7. Christopher – Thrusting
8. Frisco Kid – Bun Up
9. Galaxy P & Lmj – Emotion
10. Galaxy P & Nadine Sutherland – Loving
11. Harry Todler – Fassy
12. Jagwa – Orgasm
13. Mr Lex – Big Up Yuh Chest
14. New Kidz – Push Over
15. Roundhead – Come And Him Dun
16. Sizzla – Scream
17. Tanto Metro & Devonte – Hot Gyal Ya
18. Version – Dutty Soxx Riddim
19. Vybz Kartel – Afro Desiac